WIGOS WORKSHOP 2019 Session 4.4 Regional Instrument Center Manila Rex L. Abdon Jr. PAGASA-DOST (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical, Services Administration) Outline • About PAGASA • Organizational Structure • RIC Manila • Functions of the Main Instrument Center • Current Status • Plans and Goals • Current Challenges RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 2 Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) “The Weather and Climate Authority” http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/ RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 3 BRIEF HISTORY 1865: start of regular meteorological observations 1884: officially a government agency under Spain 1901: the meteorological service was formally named as Weather Bureau 1972: abolition of the Weather Bureau and the creation of the PAGASA under the Department of National Defense (DND) (P.D. 78) 1977: addition of Typhoon Moderation Research and Development Office (TMRDO) and National Flood Forecasting Office (NFFO) to the PAGASA (P.D. 1149) 1984: transfer of the PAGASA to National Science and Technology Authority (NSTA) (E.O. 984) 1987: Reorganization of the NSTA to the present DOST (E.O. 128) RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 4 The nation’s public weather service provider http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/ The Philippines, through the PAGASA, is a member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 5 PAGASA ICON ELLA, the Umbrella RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 6 Core values: SPIICE RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 7 Philippine Area of Responsibility RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 8 Data and Information flow overview RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 9 Observation Network Synotic Agromet Complex Weather Radar Coverage Manned Stations RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 10 Observation Network • AWS • ARG • Hydrology Unmanned Stations RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 11 TOKYO RSMC -GTS 64kbps, MPLS SINGAPORE - GTS 64kbps, MPLS Cloud FIREWALL MET-HYDRO TELECOMMUNICATION INTERNET ACCESS, API PAGASA QUEZON CITY FTP, VPN CLIENTS HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEM COMPUTERS (MODELS) G Cloud T • 58 Synoptic S HTTPS, VPN & CLIENT ACCESS FORECASTERS WEB PORTALS • 22 Agromet WORKSTATION M • 9 Upper Air S T • AWS T S RADAR PAGASA LOCAL AREA NETWORK INTEGRATION SERVER E FOR OPERATIONS & USERS •86 ARG E L F L • 2 MetBuoy E T E CLIMATE C • 156 Hydrology C P DATABASE REGIONAL SERVICES DIVISION (PUMIS) O stations O M M • 12 Coastal Radar M M • Wave Glider U 1Gbps U N N SYNOPTIC STATIONS • Wind Profiler DATA CENTER (CEBU) I I Satellite Receiving C • C G A Facility A T AGROMET STATIONS T T •16 Weather Radar S I BACKUP HPC I •20 Lightning Detection O O M N NAIA AIRPORT STATION •32 Disdrometer N S •20 Solar Radiation S •Weather Camera F FLOOD FORECASTING CENTERS T P CLIMATE DATABASE DISASTER WEATHER RADAR STATIONS RECOVERY RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 12 PAGASA Meteorological Information System WMO 1131 RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 13 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 3 Directors III • Operations & Services • Administration & Engineering Services • Research & Development RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 14 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 3 Directors III • Operations & Services RIC • Administration & Engineering Services • Research & Development RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 15 STRUCTURE of RIC Manila Regional Instrument Center Administrator/Manager Research & Development and Training Engineering &Technical Services Division (RDTD) / Hydrometeorology, Tropical Division (ETSD)/ Meteorological Equipment, Meteorology and Instrument Research and Telecomn. & Technical Services Section Development Section (HTMIRDS) (METTSS) Instruments Research Basic Meteorological Instrument Unit and Development Unit (IRDU) (BMIU) Accurate and Operational Meteorological Instruments of Observatories/Users/Customers RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 16 Functions of the Main Instrument Center • Serve as the centre for the national reference standard for basic meteorological instrument of the agency. • Keep a set of meteorological standard instruments traceable with recognized international or national standards • Training of personnel in the operation, maintenance and calibration method. • Perform the calibration of basic meteorological and related instruments and equipment. • Regularly visit the PAGASA Field stations and AWSs for the checking, inspection and maintenance of basic meteorological instruments and/or sensors • Issue and file certificates of calibration • Cooperate with other local and international instrument center for standardization of basic meteorological instruments. • Participate in inter-comparison of basic meteorological instruments. • Participate actively in workshops and conferences. • Entertain local and international inquiries regarding our standard instruments and other relevant materials/information. RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 17 Functions of the Main Instrument Center Serve as the centre for the national reference standard for basic meteorological instrument of the agency. RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 18 Functions of the Main Instrument Center Keep a set of meteorological standard instruments traceable with recognized international or national standards. RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 19 Functions of the Main Instrument Center RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 20 Functions of the Main Instrument Center Training of personnel in the operation, maintenance and calibration method RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 21 Functions of the Main Instrument Center Perform the calibration of basic meteorological and related instruments and equipment, and issue Calibrations certificates. RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 22 RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 23 Functions of the Main Instrument Center • Regularly visit to the PAGASA Field stations for the checking, inspection and maintenance of basic meteorological instruments and/or sensors. • Inspection of AWSs of Private Company as requested RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 24 Functions of the Main Instrument Center Cooperate with other local and international instrument center for standardization of basic meteorological instruments. RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 25 Functions of the Main Instrument Center Experts from Japan March 2016 RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 26 Functions of the Main Instrument Center Participate in workshops, conferences and inter- comparison of basic meteorological instruments RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 27 Functions of the Main Instrument Center RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 28 Functions of the Main Instrument Center Entertain local and international inquiries regarding our standard instruments and other relevant materials/information. RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 29 Functions of the Main Instrument Center Maintain standard instruments and equipment MANUAL PRESSURE/DEPRESSURE PRESSURE CHAMBER THERMOMETER TEST BATH RAIN GUAGE TEST EQUIPMENT WIND SPEED TEST TUNNEL RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9 March 2019 30 Functions of the Main Instrument Center Maintain standard instruments and equipment Climatic Chambers for the calibration of Humidity and Temperature Sensors/Instruments RA II WIGOS Workshop - Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) and its services for Members, Tokyo, Japan,6-9